pugno

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) fist
2. (masculine) punch
3. (masculine) fistful, handful
4. (broadly, figuratively, masculine) small quantity; handful

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of pugnare

Concepts

fist

✊

punch

👊

handful

wrist

clout

fistful

box

📦

sock

lick

poke

slap

slug

clenched fist

a handful

fist

✊

arm

biff

blow

elbow

fisticuff

hand

✋

hit

Synonyms

manciata

cazzotto

👊

manipolo

polso

mucchio

zampa

brancata

gruppetto

manata

sberla

schiaffo

scrittura

mano chiusa

braccio

cotalone

colpo

gruppo

mano

✋

Translations

Faust

✊

puño

✊

poing

✊

puñetazo

poignée

puñado

coup de poing

👊

vuist

✊

punho

✊

puny

✊

Faustschlag

👊

ponh

puñete

pugnus

✊

Hyphenated as

pù‧gno

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpuɲ.ɲo/

Etymology

From Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).